Jazz Music of Japan
From the 1930s on, except during the World War II, when it was blocked as music of the enemy, the jazz has had a sturdy presence in Japan....
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From the 1930s on, except during the World War II, when it was
blocked as music of the enemy, the jazz has had a sturdy presence in Japan. The
country is a significant market for the music, and it is common that recording
unavailable in the United States or in the Europe are available there. A series
of Japanese artists have achieved popularity abroad as well as at home, artists
such as born in Japan and Dan third generation American born, of Hiroshima
popularity, and Sedao Watanabe have a large supporters outside their local
country.
source of picture: www.npr.org
Latterly, the clubs jazz or nu-jazz become famous with a growing
number of the young Japanese, the native DJs like Ryota Nozaki (Jazztronik),
the two brothers Okin Shuya and Okino Yoshihiro of Kyoto Jazz massive, Toshio
Matsuura (who is a former member of the United Future organization) and DJ
Shundai Matsuo creator of the famous monthly DJ activity, Creole in Beppu,
Japan as well as nu-jazz musicians, Soil & Sessions, Sleepwalker, and
GrooveLine have brought great impact to the traditional notions of the jazz in
Japan.
Now, some of the renewed and very interesting ensembles include
Sakerock and Ego-Wrappin along with more experimental artists like Otomo
yoshihide and keiji Haino.
